The 2002–03 season is East Bengal Football Club's 7th season in the National Football League, and also marks the club's 83rd season. Coached by Subhash Bhowmick, East Bengal won all five trophies from the five tournaments they participated in, including their second National league title, competing in the 2002–03 NFL. They also won the 2002 Calcutta Football League, 2002 Durand Cup and 2002 IFA Shield and the 2002 Independence Day Cup. This was the third instance in the history of East Bengal club that the club had won 5 trophies in a season, the other two back in 1972 and 1973 during P.K. Banerjee's reign.[6]
| 2002–03 season | |
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| Chairman | Pranab Dasgupta |
| Manager | Subhash Bhowmick |
| Ground | Salt Lake Stadium |
| National Football League | Champions[1] |
| Calcutta Premier Division | Champions[2] |
| Durand Cup | Champions[3] |
| IFA Shield | Champions[4] |
| Independence Day Cup | Champions[5] |
First-team squad
editEast Bengal FC squad for the 2002–03 season.[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Coach:
Subhash Bhowmick[7] - Team doctor: Dr. S R Dasgupta
- Team manager: Swapan Ball
Stadiums
editKingfisher East Bengal F.C. have been using both the Salt Lake Stadium and the East Bengal Ground since Salt Lake Stadium opened in 1984. As of today the Salt Lake Stadium is used for East Bengal's I-League, AFC Cup, and Federation Cup games. The East Bengal Ground is used for the Calcutta Football League matches.
Competitions
editOverall
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Final Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcutta Football League | 3 August 2002 | 11 November 2002 | Champions |
| National Football League | 17 November 2002 | 28 April 2002 | Champions |
| Durand Cup | 4 January 2003 | 10 January 2003 | Champions |
| IFA Shield | 13 January 2003 | 22 January 2003 | Champions |
| Independence Day Cup | 27 September 2002 | 5 October 2002 | Champions |
Matches
editWin Draw Loss
| 27 November 2002 1 | East Bengal | 1–0 | JCT Mills | Kolkata |
Mike Okoro  59' |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 17 November 2002 2 | East Bengal | 2–0 | Tollygunge Agragami | Kolkata |
| Shanmugam Venkatesh 44' Mike Okoro 58' |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 24 November 2002 3 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Mahindra United | Kolkata |
| Alvito D'Cunha 25' |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 8 December 2002 4 | Mohun Bagan | 0–2 | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| Subhashish Roy Chowdhury 70' Alvito D'Cunha 90+' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 12 December 2002 5 | East Bengal | 0–0 | Churchill Brothers | Kolkata |
| Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 15 December 2002 6 | East Bengal | 2–1 | Salgaocar Sports Club | Kolkata |
| Gilmar 21', Mike Okoro 90+' |
MacPherlin Dudu Omagbemi 68' |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 19 December 2002 7 | Vasco Sports Club | 1–1 | East Bengal | Goa |
| Marcos Pereira 72' |
Alvito D'Cunha 33' |
| 23 December 2002 8 | Indian Bank | 3–3 | East Bengal | Chennai |
| Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya 21', 22', 53' |
Gilmar 51', Chandan Das 58', Shanmugam Venkatesh 59' |
| 25 January 2003 9 | Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | 3–5 | East Bengal | Bengaluru |
| Kenneth Onu 81', 85', Mahendra Mani 90+' |
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| 29 January 2003 10 | Indian Telephone Industries | 1–3 | East Bengal | Bengaluru |
| Ibrahim Karim Al Hasan 60' |
Sasthi Duley 17' Suley Musah 36'Mike Okoro 83' |
| 3 February 2003 11 | East Bengal | 3–2 | Dempo Sports Club | Kolkata |
| EB Channa (o.g.) Mike Okoro 54', 69' |
Raman Vijayan 4' EB Channa 14' |
| 8 February 2003 12 | East Bengal | 4–1 | Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | Kolkata |
| Mike Okoro 21', 44' (75) , Suley Musah 38' |
Kenneth Onu 77' |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 13 February 2003 13 | Churchill Brothers SC | 1–3 | East Bengal | Goa |
| Ratan Singh 35' |
Douglas da Silva 27', Alvito D'Cunha 46', Mike Okoro 88' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium |
| 16 February 2003 14 | Dempo Sports Club | 2–2 | East Bengal Club | Goa |
| 32' Jose Colaco
36' Mario Soares |
18' Mike Okoro
20' Douglas da Silva |
| 22 February 2003 15 | East Bengal Club | 1–0 | Indian Telephone Industries | Kolkata |
| 11' Mike Okoro |
| 25 February 2003 16 | East Bengal Club | 2–1 | Mohun Bagan AC | Kolkata |
| 11' Alvito D'Cunha
73' Mike Okoro |
54' Jose Barreto |
| 1 March 2003 17 | East Bengal Club | 2–0 | Tollygunge Agragami | Kolkata |
| 67' Douglas da Silva
89' Kalia Kulothungan |
| 5 March 2003 18 | JCT Mills | 2–0 | East Bengal Club | Ludhiana |
| 44' Jo Paul Ancheri
70' IM Vijayan |
| 9 April 2003 19 | Mahindra United | 2–0 | East Bengal Club | Mumbai |
| 33' Mongba Aby Samson
66' James Singh |
| 13 April 2003 20 | East Bengal Club | 3–0 | Indian Bank | Kolkata |
| 16' 85' Mike Okoro
53' Douglas da Silva |
| 25 April 2003 21 | East Bengal Club | 4–0 | Vasco Sports Club | Kolkata |
| 13' Douglas da Silva
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| 28 April 2003 22 | Salgaocar Sports Club | 2–0 | East Bengal Club | Goa |
| 22' Sebastiao Endro
54' Sunday Seah |
| 3 August 2002 1 | East Bengal | 2–0 | Calcutta Port Trust | Kolkata |
| Mike Okoro 30', 80' |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 6 August 2002 2 | East Bengal | 2–2 | SAIL | Kolkata |
| Mike Okoro 18' Kalia Kulothungan 59' |
Dulal Patra 76' Lawrence Enyilord 78' |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 9 August 2002 3 | East Bengal | 2–0 | Bharati Sangha | Kolkata |
| Mike Okoro Dipankar Roy |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 12 August 2002 4 | East Bengal | 5–1 | Eastern Railway FC | Kolkata |
| Mike Okoro 6', 70', 71' Alvito D'Cunha 21'Surya Bikash Chakraborty 57' |
Somnath Pramanick |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 17 August 2002 5 | East Bengal | 3–0 | FCI FC | Kolkata |
| Alvito D'Cunha 20', 38' Mike Okoro 71' |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 20 August 2002 6 | East Bengal | 2–1 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| Dipankar Roy Shylo Malsawmtluanga 71' |
Basudeb Mondal |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 24 August 2002 7 | East Bengal | 5–0 | Everready Association | Kolkata |
| Subhash Chakraborty 43', 58' Chandan Das 46'Shylo Malsawmtluanga 65'Soumitra Chakraborty |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 27 August 2002 8 | East Bengal | 4–1 | Tollygunge Agragami | Kolkata |
| Alvito D'Cunha 49' Mike Okoro 51'Subhashish Roy Chowdhury 74'Subhash Chakraborty 82' |
Mehtab Hossain 75' |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 3 September 2002 9 | East Bengal | 2–0 | Mohammedan Sporting | Kolkata |
| Shylo Malsawmtluanga 12', 16' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 7 September 2002 Championship Group | East Bengal | 2–2 | Tollygunge Agragami | Kolkata |
| Subhash Chakraborty Chandan Das |
Sujoy Dutta Ashim Biswas |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 12 September 2002 Championship Group | Mohammedan Sporting | 3–3 | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| Reazul Mustafa Syed Rahim Nabi ?', ?' |
Mike Okoro Alvito D'Cunha Shylo Malsawmtluanga |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 17 September 2002 Championship Group | East Bengal | 0–1 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| Basudeb Mondal 41' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 19 September 2002 Championship Group | East Bengal | 3–0 | Calcutta Port Trust | Kolkata |
| Mike Okoro 24', 78' Alvito D'Cunha 83' |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 11 November 2002 Championship final | East Bengal | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | Mohammedan Sporting | Kolkata |
| Douglas De Silva 2' Sasthi Duley 45'Shylo Malsawmtluanga |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
East Bengal club went to Nagaon, Assam to participate in the 54th Independence Day Cup tournament after the end of the Championship Group round matches of the Calcutta League. The club won the tournament defeating Oil India FC of Assam by 2–0 with goals from Alvito D'Cunha and Chandan Das.[5]
| 27 September 2002 Group stage | East Bengal | 0–1 | Oil India FC | Nagaon, Assam |
| Tridip Khound 85' |
Stadium: Nurul Amin Stadium |
| 29 September 2002 Group stage | East Bengal | 4–0 | Gauhati Town Club | Nagaon, Assam |
| Dipankar Roy 5' Alvito D'Cunha 19'Anit Ghosh 61'Chandan Das 70' |
Stadium: Nurul Amin Stadium |
| 2 October 2002 Semi Final | East Bengal | 2–0 | Nagaland Police | Nagaon, Assam |
| Mike Okoro 39' Kalia Kulothungan 62' |
Stadium: Nurul Amin Stadium |
| 5 October 2002 Final | East Bengal | 2–0 | Oil India FC | Nagaon, Assam |
| Alvito D'Cunha 42' Chandan Das 82' |
Stadium: Nurul Amin Stadium |
East Bengal club participated in the 115th Durand Cup held in Delhi being grouped in Group B along with MEG, Bangalore and Air India. The team won their third tournament of the season after defeating Army XI in the final by 3–0 margin.[3]
| 4 January 2003 Group stage | East Bengal | 4–0 | Air India | Delhi |
| Mike Okoro 33', 60' Sashti Duley 38'Osberne D'Souza 42' (og) |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
| 4 January 2003 Group stage | East Bengal | 0–1 | MEG, Bangalore | Delhi |
| Ajith Kumar 59' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
| 8 January 2003 Semi Final | Salgaocar | 0–1 | East Bengal | Delhi |
| Mike Okoro 79' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
| 10 January 2003 Final | East Bengal | 3–0 | Army XI | Delhi |
| Mike Okoro 67' Kalia Kulothungan 72'Douglas De Silva 77' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
Just days after winning the Durand Cup, the club participated in the IFA Shield held in Kolkata and was grouped alongside Indian Bank, Churchill Brothers and Tollygunge Agragami in Group A. The team reached the final defeating Vasco in the Semi-Final and lifted their 4th trophy of the season by defeating Churchill Brothers in the final via a penalty shootout, with Sashti Duley scoring the winning penalty in the sudden-death.[8]
| 13 January 2003 Group stage | East Bengal | 2–1 | Indian Bank | Kolkata |
| Tushar Rakshit 58' Amjad Ali Khan 87' |
Joseph 33' |
Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
| 15 January 2003 Group stage | East Bengal | 0–1 | Churchill Brothers | Kolkata |
| Aqueel Ansari 83' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 17 January 2003 Group stage | East Bengal | 2–1 | Tollygunge Agragami | Kolkata |
| Trijit Das 31' Suley Musah 70' |
Manas Das 61' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 19 January 2003 Semi Final | East Bengal | 2–0 | Vasco | Kolkata |
| Suley Musah 18' Jiten Rai 83' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 22 January 2003 Final | East Bengal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Churchill Brothers | Kolkata |
| Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Bharat Mani | |||
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Sponsors
edit- Main Sponsor: Kingfisher (Parent Company United Breweries Group is 50% stake holder in the club).
References
edit- ^ "7th "Coca-Cola" National Football League 2002/03". IndianFootball.de. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "India 2002 Regional Championships". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b "115th "Pepsi" Durand Cup 2002/03". Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "108th "TVS Fiero" IFA Shield 2002". Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b "54th Independence Day Cup 2002". Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Remembering 2002/03 when East Bengal FC bragged a Quintuple!". BADGEB. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Team Archives – East Bengal Club". East Bengal Club. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Churchill fail to stop EB juggernaut". Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2020.